Coalition Fighters and government forces thwart Houthis and Saleh forces attack in Shabwa

A military source in Bayhan area of Shabwa Governorate, southeastern Yemen, said that the fighters of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition and the government forces have thwarted an attack for the Houthis and Saleh's forces while trying to advance in the area.

The source told Almasdaronline that 12 gunmen from the Houthi group and Saleh's forces were killed and others were injured in the confrontations in Asilan and Bayhan areas.

The Coalition fighters launched more than a dozen air strikes to fend off the Houthis advancement, the source added. The military source noted that the air strikes and the artillery of the government forces destroyed a truck carrying weapons and artilleries for the Houthis and Saleh forces, and thwarted a scheme of the Houthis to advance in the Popular Resistance sites.